Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. Corporate communications is a fire marshal and not a fire chief. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

With intelligent resources focused on operations and a personalized customer journey and operations, brands will be able to dedicate greater resources to creativity, listening, relationship building, culture, and community. Video and creative media. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™. Content production.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 22, 2015

But with so much “stuff” out there, how can you make sure you’re producing innovative content rather than same old, same old? Purina’s “Dear Kitten” Video Series Proves BuzzFeed Is The Cat’s Pajamas For Content Marketers. The Evolution of Public Relations Through Content Marketing. ” 5.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. 1) Storytelling, analytics and thought leadership are the top PR tactics and trends.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. Interactive Tools Give Brands a Creative Edge—and Empower Buyers.

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Amanda Hill – Three Box Strategic Communications. For the original blog, please visit here. Photo courtesy of Pixabay Your audience’s attention is more fragmented than ever. We used to target seven touchpoints to reach the customer – now, it takes eight or nine.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Bob Geller | Fusion PR.

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. Sometimes all it takes is a single word or idea to get the creative juices flowing. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators? AI tools can’t handle the nuance that comes with providing sound strategic counsel.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. 67% said thought leadership.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Storytelling is a hot topic in the communications industry these days. They humanize giant corporations and make brands relatable to customers. But while stories can work magic for corporate communicators, writing a good story isn’t easy. Pixar’s storytelling rules. Guest Post by Kristin Piombino. Give them a try.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

What the PR team does integrates into elements beyond the traditional marketing umbrella it used to sit under. You can work with organizations of different sizes from startups to nonprofits to agencies to large corporations. Storytelling is our game . Today, storytelling is a buzzword. Creativity matters .

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Interactive Tools Give Brands a Creative Edge—and Empower Buyers. At the time, we knew it wasn’t the best course on SEO or content marketing or email marketing,” the company wrote in a recent e-book. I have a last name, but you may know me as Jordan at Contently. All you have to do is fill out a form.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Effective storytelling improves valuations. Read more: Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications. A surefire way to get more value out of the thousands of dollars we will spend creating content in 2023 is to put a percentage of the time and budget that goes into content creation into creatively promoting it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

5 Tips to Get in Your #Creative #PR Groove. 5 Tips to Get in Your #Creative #PR Groove. Photography 101 for PR, Marketing and Life in General. 4 Ways to Build Content Marketing Authority with SlideShare. .” 4 Ways to Build Content Marketing Authority with SlideShare. ” 3. ” 4.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

You have the luxury of being more creative because you have more time. Using my storytelling skills that I’ve built up over my 18 year career in radio & TV but in a new way. But now I can marinate a little bit in the project, breath and test my creativity a bit more. Two things: 1) The pace. 2) The unfamiliar territory.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. CSR Is a Popular Use Case That Often Lacks Creativity.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. CSR Is a Popular Use Case That Often Lacks Creativity.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

With an engaging and captivating brand story–one that describes the corporation ’s past, present and future, customers can create an emotional, human connection with a business that enables them to relate to the organization. A classic example comes from Sarah Farrow, a content marketer for Big Assignments. Until next time!

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Our top picks: If you’re looking for ways to boost your content strategy, this blog post is for you: Creating a Video Storytelling Strategy That Gets Results. Gen Z is sliding its way into media audience markets, so make sure you’re ready to engage with this new demographic: 5 Tips to Effectively Engage Generation Z.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NPR produces this podcast and generally takes a sample of those 15-minute TED talks that center on a similar concept – leadership, creativity or overcoming adversity – and wrap them into an hour long podcast exploring the subject in depth. PNR: This Old Marketing. (~60 TED Radio Hour. (~60 60 minutes weekly program).

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. That means, as content marketers, we must learn how, and when, to effectively leverage AI-assisted content within our marketing strategies. Machine vs. Man: Does AI Efficiency Trump Human Creativity?

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Josh Rose, Chief Creative Officer, Weber Shandwick. Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. Rob Six, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Roll International. However, the visuals have to be creative and well-designed and executed. Daniel Lemin, President, One Good Brand.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In either case, it’s important to strive to understand both, and some of the blogs I follow get creative with the year-end wrap up: The Best Business Storytelling Posts of the Year (Part I) via @louhoffman. 12 Content Marketing Lessons Learned in 12 Years of Blogging via @toprank. Content marketing is PR.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. 5) Alignment of marketing and customer success. . – Deni Kasrel | The Communications Strategist. 8) Creativity over productivity.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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